Sea turtle scientist
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Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2014].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xiv, 65 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 24 x 29 cm.
Status
Main Library - Children's Juvenile
597.9289 Swi
1 available
597.9289 Swi
1 available
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Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2014].
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 7.1, 3 Points
Level 7.1, 3 Points
Lexile code
NC
Lexile measure
1190
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 62-63) and index.
Description
Explores the leatherback sea turtle's natural history and recounts the efforts being made by scientists trying to save them.
Description
Dr. Kimberly Stetwart, also known as the Turtle Lady of St. Kitts, is already waiting at midnight when an 800-pound leatherback sea turtle crawls out of the Caribbean surf and onto the sandy beach. The mother turtle has a vital job to do: dig a nest in which she will lay eggs that will hatch into part of the next generation of leatherbacks. With only one in a thousand of the eggs for this critically endangered species resulting in an adult sea turtle, the odds are stacked against her and her offspring. Join the renowned author and photographer Steve Swinburne on a journey through history to learn how sea turtles came to be endangered, and what scientists like Kimberly are doing to save them.
Target Audience
NC1190L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,7.1,3,163459.
Awards
A Junior Library Guild selection.
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